Name/Title
Navy Mothers ClubEntry/Object ID
1995.014.023.011Description
Black and white photo of 9 women on the beach. Written on the front is Port ? (cannot read the writing due to damage of photo), May 30, 1960. On the back is a stamp that says Naval Auxiliary Air Station Port Isabel, Texas. A handwritten note indicates this was Memorial Day.
Emma Jones began the first Navy Mothers Club in McAllen, Texas, in 1930. Chapter No. 1 began with 29 members. Just before and after World War II, numerous other clubs formed around the U.S. Traveling to Washington, D.C., Jones helped secure recognition of the Navy Mother's Clubs of America from the U.S. Navy itself. The clubs promoted "social, charitable, and educational work among the Navy men and their families," according to a 1941 article in The Monitor newspaper of McAllen. The organization also supported Navy women and Coast Guard members.Collection
Formidable FemalesMade/Created
Place
City
Port IsabelCounty
Cameron CountyState/Province
TexasCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America